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Bolivar County, Mississippi

County-level FEMA declaration history, assistance rollups, and flood insurance context for Bolivar County.

Total declarations
24
1973 to 2026
Tracked FEMA aid
$5.8M
PA + assistance signals
Most common type
Severe Storm
1,223 registrations tracked
Most recent event
DR-4899
Feb 6, 2026
Cross-link

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Federal spending

Public + individual assistance structure

Public assistance totals come from FEMA project-level obligations. Individual assistance totals prioritize the validated or intake totals without double counting both sources together.

Public assistance

Infrastructure repair, debris removal, emergency measures, and related project obligations.

Roads and Bridges$675K
Buildings and Equipment$478K
Emergency Protective Measures$376K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$277K
Debris Removal$189K
Utilities$42K
Water Control Facilities$13K
Management Costs$8K
Total PA obligated$2.1M

Individual assistance

Registrations, housing assistance, and other-needs dollars surfaced through the FEMA assistance datasets.

Tracked registrations1,223
IHP / household aid$3.7M
Housing assistance$3.0M
Other needs assistance$654K
NFIP claims paid$0
Timeline

Every declaration on record for this county

Ordered newest to oldest so recent search intent is handled first, without losing the long historical tail.

HurricaneOct 2021Bolivar County

HURRICANE IDA

DR-4626-MS · Aug 28, 2021 to Sep 1, 2021
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneAug 2021Bolivar County

HURRICANE IDA

EM-3569-MS · Aug 28, 2021 to Sep 1, 2021
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Bolivar County

COVID-19

EM-3474-MS · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
FloodMay 2011Bolivar County

FLOODING

DR-1983-MS · May 3, 2011 to Jun 17, 2011
$146KPA obligated
278Registrations
$1.7MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
FloodMay 2011Bolivar County

FLOODING

EM-3320-MS · Apr 27, 2011 to Jun 17, 2011
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
FloodJun 1997Bolivar County

FLOODING

DR-1178-MS · Feb 28, 1997 to Apr 21, 1997
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
IAPrograms
TornadoeApr 1978Bolivar County

TORNADOES

EM-3063-MS · Apr 24, 1978
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
IAPrograms
About this county

Disaster history context for Bolivar County

Bolivar County, Mississippi has 24 FEMA disaster declarations on record, spanning from 1973 to 2026. The dominant hazard type is severe storm, followed by flood. That is close to the Mississippi average of 26 declarations per county. Total tracked FEMA obligations for this county exceed $5.8M, split between public infrastructure repair and individual household assistance.

Public assistance covers debris removal, emergency protective measures, and infrastructure repair managed through FEMA project obligations. Individual assistance includes housing aid, other-needs grants, and validated registrations reported through the IHP datasets. These figures reflect what FEMA's open datasets report — actual disbursements to individuals and local agencies may differ from the obligation totals shown here.